Vedaa Movie Review: Sharvari Gives A Superb Performance But…
Rating: 3/5
Director: Nikkhil Advani
Cast: Sharvari, John Abraham, Abhishek Banerjee
Storyline:
Vedaa (Sharvari), a lower-caste girl, aspires to become a boxer in her college. Her attempts at participating in the sport are immediately thwarted by the upper-caste, nepotistic brats in the university, who even resort to physical violence to drive their point home. They are protected by the sinister Village Council Chief Jitendra (Abhishek Banerjee).
Major Abhimanyu (John Abraham) is a court-martialed officer, who has now bagged a boxing coach position in Vedaa’s small town. Seeing Vedaa’s determination, he takes it up on himself to secretly teach her how to fight.
After a horrific, violent incident suddenly changes Vedaa’s life, her mentor Abhimanyu becomes her saviour and the duo flee with ruffians hot on their heels.
Will Vedaa and Abhimanyu win this fight against caste oppression? Watch the film to find out!
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Vedaa Movie Review:
First things first – Sharvari has acted phenomenally in Vedaa. The fault lies entirely in the writing. The film had the chance to be a hard-hitting, raw, gritty drama about caste oppression. But any attempt at nuance goes flying out of the window along with exploding, overturned cars and the crushed bones of John’s enemies.
Its messaging and social commentary get sacrificed in favour of making it an action spectacle instead. Vedaa is well-intentioned but ultimately ends up being a heavy-handed, style over substance film.
Sharvari has proved her mettle as an actor in Vedaa. She has seamlessly transitioned from romance and horror-comedies into the action genre. She emotes convincingly – fully portraying the vulnerabilities, strength and ferocity of her character. Her physical prowess in the film is commendable. Sharvari is a rising star to watch out for indeed.
Vedaa Movie Review:
John Abraham is competent enough – but it’s the same old same old tough-guy, one-man army action hero stuff. It gets monotonous after a while. The climax is overstretched and the ending monologue extra melodramatic, and his character’s saviour complex gets in the way of Vedaa’s agency.
Abhishek Banerjee is a stellar actor, playing the sneering, sociopathic villain flawlessly. Tamannaah Bhatia is effective in her cameo appearance.
Vedaa’s soundtrack is a miss – lacklustre songs like Holiyaan and Mummy Ji do not fit into the narrative and instead end up breaking the momentum.
Vedaa had the potential to become so much more, but unfortunately it ends up going in a completely different direction. Sharvari is undoubtedly the best thing about this movie though and we look forward to seeing this promising young star shine!
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